Method of and apparatus for testing repeater-circuits



I J. F. T TT EY. METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING 'REPEATER CIRCUITS.

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METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING REPEATER CIRCUITS. APPLICATION LED JAN.3I.1917.

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METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING REPEATER CIRCUITS.

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JOHN F. TOOMEY, OF NEW YORlK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK. I

METHOD-OF AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING REPEATER-CIRCUITS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

Application filed January 31, 191.7. Serial No. 145,671. I

. by a source of signaling current is relayed from the tested circuit back to the testing circuit to operate a signal controlling relay at the testing circuit, the circuit of the signal controlled by the latter relay being also controlled by the signaling apparatus at the tested circuit, thereby giving a double check upon the operation of such signaling appa One of the objects of the invention is the I provision of a testing apparatus s0 arranged that it will test several difierent types of repeater circuits under conditions closely approximating those under which the repeater is used in actual practice, said test including a determination of the transmission in either or both directions in the case of a two way 7 repeater, as well as a test of the ringing or signaling apparatus associated with the repeater, to indicate whether such apparatus is functioning properly.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means whereby when a repeater normally associated with a trunk or connecting line is tested, said repeater may be disconnected from the line or trunk and ,replaced by a substituteconnection over which transmission may take place.

A further 'object of the invention is the provision of a testing apparatus which will apply any one of several sources of ringing current to a tested circuit, the particular source for which the ringing apparatus is designed being automatically selected upon the association of the testing apparatus with the tested circuit.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a ringing equipment for a repeater circuit, consisting of a ringing relay of high impedance in bridge across the transmission circuit, said relay being sensitive to ringing current, and exercising such control over the signaling apparatus, that the latter will not respond to actuation of the rigging relay by disturbing currents such as o superposed on the telephone circuit.

Another object of the invention is the pro vision of a testing apparatus provided with a source of signaling current to operate a signaling relay in the tested circuit, said signaling relay controlling apparatus whererse currents ratus- Another object of the invention is to provide a testing apparatus in which the gain in transmission due to the repeater may be neutralized by a variable net-work which may be set so as to produce a loss in transmlssion equal to the gain due to the repeater, together with a means whereby the repeater and net-work may be simultaneously disconnected from the transmission circuit, so that the transmission efliciency of the circuit with these elements disconnected may be compared with the transmis sion efiiciency when both elements are in cir-I cuit.

Another object of the invention is the pro vision of a testing apparatus having a network to simulate during transmission tests a line with which the circuit to be tested is normally used, said net-work bein tively varied upon its association wlth different circuits to be tested in accordance with the character of ringing current required to operate the ringing apparatus associated with each circui Another object of the invention is the provision of means whereby when atesting apparatus is associated with a repeater to be tested, a special balancing net-work designed to balance the circuit of the testing apparatus is associated with the repeater.

ther and further objects will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which Figures 1 and 2 when placed side by side represent a circuit diagram of the universal testing circuit; Figs. 3 and 4 simi- 'larly positioned represent a diagram of a Description of testing apparatus.

The testing apparatus of Figs. -1 and 2 comprise a pair of twin plugs Z and P,

selecadapted to be inserted in jacks associated with the circuit to be tested. These plugs are connected to net-works 1 and 2 adapted to simulate the lines with which the circuit to be tested is associated in its normal use. Each net-work consists of series resistances in each line conductor, bridged normally by shunt resistances 3 and 4. Similar resist ances 5 and 6 are also provided which may be substituted for resistances 3 and 4 by contacts under control of relay 7, while by means of contacts under control of relay 8 .the'shunt paths maybe broken.

A tone source 9 is also provi lng'of a buzzer 10 whose circuit is under control of relay 11, said buzzercausing os-' A fcillations in a circuit 12, which work through a transformer 13 into an outgoing circuit. By means of tone key '14 the conductors interconnecting the net-Works 1 and 2 may be disconnected and the tone source applied to the conductors leading either through network 1 to plug P or through net-work 2 to plug P at the same time energizing relay 11 to start the buzzer 10 into operation. By the same operation the conductors leading from the opposite plug will be connected through the net-work associated with said plugto a receiving circuit 15'. The receiving circuit includes an apparatus 16 known as a receiver shunt comprisinga variable series resistance 17 and a variable shunt resistance '18, the amount of resistance being varied by means of two wipers 19 and 20 which are movable in synchronism to cut in more series resistance and less shunt resistance or vice versa. The receiver shunt 16 is designed to vary the transmis-' sion efliciency of the receiver circuit 15 and at the same time keep the impedance constant. A repeater cut-out key 21 controls circuit connections whereby the circuit to be tested, which in practice is connected to plugs P and P may be varied by disconnecting the repeater therefrom and substituting a direct connection therethrough so that the gain in transmission due to the repeater may be observed. The key 21 also 1 serves to cut out the shunt resistance 18 by opening contact 122 andshort-circuit the series resistance 17 by closing contact 123 of the receiver shunt 16;. By adjusting the receiver shunt until the same effect is produced in the receiver with the repeater and receiver shunt in circuit, as is produced with both out out, the adjustment of the receiver shunt will indicate the gain in transmission due to the repeater. The receiver shunt 16 may be-calibrated in units oftransmission gain so as to indicate directly the gain given by the repeater.

Two sources 'of ringing current are provided, one to be used when? testing the cord I circuit repeater and the other for use when the through line repeater is tested. The

ded, consistcuit 25 frequency of the ringing current may be varied a's' -desired depending on the-character of the tested circuit. As shown, however,

the cord circuit repeater of Figs. 5 and -6 isdesigned for 16 cycle ringin current-while the through line repeater of igs. 3 and 4 is designed for 133 cycle ringing. Accord;-

ingly, a circuit 22 leading to a source of 16 cycle ringing current may be connected by relay 23 to the line conductors leading through plugs P or P when" ringing key 24 is thrown to the left or right, if the plugs P and P are connected to -a cord circu t repeater, since the circuit of relay-23 is'under joint control of key '24 and contact. 162

of jack J,- of testing trunk 58.. associated work through transformer 30 into circuit 25. through line repeater a circuit is controlled by contacts of key 24, contact 137 of ack J 5 in testing trunk 58 and the contact of re- When plug P is associated with a' lay 33, whereby upon operating key 24. re-

lay 31 is energizedto start the buzzer 27 into operation. At the same time 'by means of circuits controlled by'the ringing apparatus of the through line repeater relay 32 operates to disconnect the receiver circuit 15 I from the test circuit and substitute a circuit leading to a relay 33, said relay being responsive to 133 cycle current and controlling an indicating lamp 34. I Description of through line repeater. .The "through, line repeater circuit illustratedin Figs. 3 and' 4' terminates in. twin jacks J, and J 2 through the-contacts of which lines L and L are connected to the main conductors leading to. the input elements of the repeaters, said jacks also operating when plugs P and P are inserted therein for test purposes, to directly inter connect lines L and L, independently of the repeater through conductors 35.

other pair of jacks J and J operate, when open circuit plugs'Pi' and P are-inserted therein, to connect artificial lines or'testing net-works 36 and 37 to terminals of'windings 38, 39, 40 and 41 of two three-winding induction coils 42'and 4.3, the opposite terminals being connected to lines L, through jacks J and J Two vacuum .tube amplifiers 44 and 45 are also provided, the input circuits being and L,

coupled through induction coils 46 and 47 to a bridge connected to the mid-points of the windings 38-39 and 40--41 of induction coils 42 and 43, and the output circuits being connected to the terminals of the third windings 48 and 49 of induction coils 43 and 42.

. Relays 50 and 51 are provided which when energized, operate to disconnect the lines L and L from the repeaters and to interconnect the same through a pair of conductors 52 and 53. A relay 54 may also be operated at the same time to break the connection from the mid-point of windings 39 and 41 to the induction coils 46 and 47, and short circuit the primary windings of said coils to insure against any possible action of the repeaters when thus disconnected.

Bridged across the mid-point of windings 38 and 39 of transformer 42 is a relay 55 so constructed as to be responsive to 133 cycle ringing current, a similar relay 56 being bridged between mid-points of windings 40 I and 41 of transformer 43. Either of these relays function, in response to ringing current from an incomingline to control apparatus whereby 133 cycle ringing current from a source 57 similar to source 26 already described is applied to conductors 52 and 53,

said conductors being at the same time connected to the outgoing line by relay 50 or 51 as the case may be. The details of the circuits and apparatus whereby these results are accomplished will be clear' from the description of the operation hereinafter appearing. A

Description of cord circuit repeater. The cord circuit repeater of Figs. 5 and 6 terminates in a pair of twin plugs P and- P adapted for insertion for test purposes into twin jacks J 3 and J 4 of testing trunks 58 and 59. One set of terminals of jack J 3 leads to another twin jack J 5 into which plug P of thetesting set may be inserted,

the other set leading to an artificial line 60.'

line and artificial line conductors of plug P through windings 69 and of transformer 71. g

The repeater comprises vacuum tube amplifiers 72 and 73, the input circuits of which are connected through transformers 74 and to bridge conductors leading to the middlepoints of windings 66 and 67 of transformer 68 and windings 69 and 70 of transformer- 71 respectively. The output circuit of amplifier 72 is connected to the third winding" 7 6 of transformer 71, the output circuit of amplifier 73 being likewise connected to the third winding 77 of transformer 68. The amplifiers are normally inoperative as the filament heating circuit including batteryA and the filaments of the two tubes in series is normally open at the contact of relay 78. Moreover the circuits leading to the primaries of transformers 74 and 75 are held open, and the transformer primaries short-circuited by the contacts of relay 79. Upon throwing key 80, however, (listening key 81 being unoperated and relays 93 and 99 being energized), relays 64, 65, 78 and 79 are energized, relay 78 closing the filament circuit, and relay 79 closing the transformer circuits, while relays 64 and 65 disconnect the line terminals of the plugs P and P from conductors 62 and 63 and connect them to the repeater circuits. By throwing the listening key 81 the operator can at any time out out the repeater as the control circuits of relays 64, 65 and 79 pass through a contact of this key.

Relays 82 and 83 are bridged across the line terminals of plugs P and P s'aid relays being so constructed as to be responsive to 16 cycle ringing current. As these relays are bridged across the talking circuit it is necessary that they present a high impedance to voice currents, as otherwise excessive transmission losses would result. As. the high impedance of the relays tends to prevent the passage of ringing current they are so designed as to be very sensitive to the frequency of ringing current used. This results in the relays responding to Morse impulses impressed upon the line conductors, when, as is usually the case, the line is composited for telegraph purposes. In order to prevent the actuation of the ringing apparatus by Morse impulses, said apparatus is not directly under the control of relays 82 and 83, but said relays are arranged to control the normally closed circuits of a slow releasing relay 84, which is so constructed that its armature does not retract during the intermittent opening of its circuit by the passage of Morse impulses through relays 82 and 83, but "retracts when the armature of relay 82 or 83 is steadily attracted under the influence of ringing current. deenergization of relay 84, relays 85 and 86 are energized and the latter closes the circuit of signal lamp 87.

Operation of 00rd circuit repeater.

Before proceeding to the detailed description of the operation of the various circuits during testing, it is desirable that the operation of the cord circuit repeater dur- Upon the ing the process of setting up a talking circuit" therethrough be understood. Assuming that a call has come into the central office at which the cord circuit repeater of Figs. 5 and .6 is located, the operator in res onse to the signal inserts the twin plugs 3 into the twin an'sweringjack (not shown) of the calling line or trunk, .thereby connecting the line to tip contact 88 and ring contact 89, and connecting the artificial line associated with the calling line or trunk to tip 90 and ring contact 91, at the same time connecting the grounded sleeve contact of the jack to sleeve contact 92 of plug P thereby closing a circuit through relay 93, Relay 93at its lower front contact closes a circuit from ground, contact of relay 93,

through back contact of relay 83, back contact of relay'82, winding of relay 84, to battery, thereby energizing relay 84 which opens the circuit of, relay 85. The operator also throws listening key 81, thereby bridging the operators set across talkingconduc-v ring 97, at the same time applying the grounded sleeve contact of the 1ack to sleeve contact 98 of the plug, thereby energizing relay 99. The operator may now operate the key 80, thereby energizing relay 78 over a circuit from ground, lower front contact of relay 99, contact 100 of key 80, winding of relay 78 to battery. Relay 78 at its front contact closes the heating current of the filaments ofvacuum tubes 72 and 73 from grounded battery A, contact ofrelay 78, filaments of tubes 73 and 72in series to ground. Key 80 at. contact 101 closes a circuit for relays 64,

65 and 79, from ground, lower contact of 4 relay 93, contact 102 of listening key 81, upper contact of relay 93, upper contact of relay 99, contact 101 of key 80, winding of relay 79, contact 1030f relay 104, and then in parallel through the windings of relays 64 and 65 to battery. Relay 79, opens the short-circuit across the terminals of the rimary windings of induction coils 74 and 7 5', and includes said windlngs in the bridge between the mid-points of windings 66-67 and 69'-70. Relays 64 and 65 disconnect the line conductors leading from contacts 88 and 89 of plug P and 94 and 95 of plug P from line conductors 62 and 63, and connect them to the repeater circuits.

The operator alsothrows the ringing key 105, applying ringing current to the conductors of the called line. If the key 80 has already been operated, ringing key 105 -at' its contact 106 closes a circuit for relay 104 from ground, lower contact of relay '93, conductor 165, contact 102 of the listening key, conductor 166, upper contact of relay '93, conductor 167, upper contact of relay 99, contact 101 of key 80, conductors 1.68, 169 and 170, contact 106 of key 105, conductors 1'71, 172 and 173, and winding of relay 104 to battery. -Relay-104 by attracting its armature closes contact 107 and opens contact 103. The closing of contact 107 pro-' 1 vides a holding circuit for relays 64 and 65, while the opening of contact 103 breaks the circuit of relay 79, which is deenergized, thereby opening'thecircuit of the primaries' of induction coils 74 and 75 and short-circuiting said windings ,to prevent at the repeater station during the establish-' ment of this connection, ringing current is sent over the line, operating relay 82 or 83 as the case may be, whereby the circuit through relay 84 is held open'long enoughto permit its armature to be retracted. A circuit is then closed through relay 85 from ground, lower contact of relay 93, back con any operation of the repeater during ringtact of relay 84, winding of relay 85 to battery. Relay 85 at its righthand contact closes a circuit'for relay 104 from ground, lower contact of relay 93, contact 102 of the listening key, upper contacts ofrelays 93 and 99, contact 101 of 'key 80, contact of relay 85 and winding .of 104 to battery.

Relay 104 releases relay 79 to short-circuit the primaries of induction coils 74 and 75, and establishes a holding circuit for relays 64 and 65 as before, so that ringing current does not pass through the amplifiers 72 and 73.

Relay 85 at its left hand contact estab-- lishes a circuit for relay 86 from ground,

lower contact of relay 93, left hand contact of relay 85, winding of relay 86 to battery. Relay 86 upon energizing establishes a lock,- ing circuit for itself over its right hand com tact,,contact 108 of the listening key, lower";

contact of relay 93 to ground. At its left hand contact relay 86 closes the circuit of lamp 87 which calls the operators attention. The. operator then throws the listening key 81, thereby opening at contact 108 the looking circuit of relay 86 so that lamp 87 is extinguished, and opening at contact' 102 the.

circuits of relays 64, 65 and 79, (relay 104 'having deenerglzed upon the cessation of ringing current through the ringing relay 2 or 83, thereby restoring the original energizing circuits of relays '64, 6'5 and conductors 35, while tip contacts 109 and The repeater is now disconnected and the llnes connected to conductors 62 and 63 whereby the operator can converse with the 1 party who signaled. Upon restoring the listening key, relays 64, 65 and 7 9are again energized and the repeater connected to the lines as before. 7

With this operation of the cord circuit re- .peater in mind, the detailed operation of the various circuits during testing will,now be described. For convenience, Figs. 1 and 2, 3 and 4, and 5 and 6'should be arranged in pairs side by side, and the three pairs of sheets should then be arranged one above the others, with Figs. 5 and 6at the top and Figs. 1 and 2 at the bottom.

T esti-ny amplification of through line repeater.

Assuming that it is desired to test the gain 1n transmission due to the amplifiers in the through line repeater circuit of Figs. 3 and 4, plugs P, and P are inserted in jacks J, and J and open circuit plugs P, and P are inserted in jacks J, and J 4 of the through line repeater. Lines L, and L are thereby disconnected from the'repeater circuit and are directly connected through the 110 of plug P, are connected to tip springs 111; and 112 of jack J,, sleeve contact-.113 of plug P, being connected to sleeve Contact 114 of jack J Similarly tip contacts 115 and 116 and sleeve contact 119 of plug P are connected to tip springs 117 and 118, and sleeve contact 120 of jack J The insertion of open circuit plugs P,-' and P connects testing net-works 36 and 37 to the repeater circuit.

The operator may now throw the tone key 14 to the left and operate the repeater cutout key 21. The operation of key 14 closes a circuit over its contact 121 through the upper winding of relay 122 and the winding of relay 11 of the tone source, energizing both relays. The relay 11 starts the buzzer 10 into operation and cause atom to be impressed through transformer 13 upon the outgoing circuit of the tone source. Relay 122 connects the receiver circuit 15 throughits contacts to the right hand side of the testing circuit. The operation of key 21 at contact 122' disconnects the shunt resistance 18 from across the receiver circuit and at contact 123 short-circuits the series resistance 17 of the receiver shunt. At contacts 124 and 125 circuits are closed for repeater cut-out relays 50 and 51 and relay 54 of the through line repeater circuit, as follows: from grounded battery through the winding of re lay 54, and then in parallel through winding of relay 50, sleeve contacts 114 and 113 of jack J and plug ground, and through thewinding of relay 51, sleeve contacts 120 and 119 of jack J and P,, over contact 124 to.

plug P and then over contact 125 to ground. Relays 50 and 51 disconnect tip springs 111 and 112 of jack J, and springs 117 and 118 of jack J, from the repeater circuit and directly connect them through conductors 52 and 53. Relay 54 opens the circuits from, the midpoints of windings 39 and 41 to the primaries of induction coils 46 and 47 and short-circuits said primaries through its alternate contacts, A tone is now applied over the through line connection independent of the repeater to the receiver at the test-station,'over a circuit as follows:

From the upper terminal of the receiver over contact 123, contact of relay 32, upper contact of relay 122, contact 126 of tone key 14, contact 127 of ringing key 24, lower right hand conductor of the talking circuitof the testing apparatus, net-work 2, tip contact 116, tip spring 118, upper alternate contact of relay 51, conductor 52, upper alternate contact of relay 50, tip spring 111, tip contact 109, lower left hand talking conductor of the testing apparatus, net-work 1, contact 128 of key 24, contact 129 of key 1.4," 90 contact 130 of twin jack J secondary winding of induction coil 13, contact 131 of twin jack J contact 132 of key 14, contact 133 of key 24, upper left hand talkin conductor of the testing apparatus, net-wor 1, tip contact 110, tip spring 112, lower alternate contact of relay'50, conductor-53, lower alternate contact of relay 51, tip spring 117, tip contact 115, upper right hand talking conductor of the testing apparatus, net-work 2, contact 137 of key 24, contact135 of key 14, lower contact of relay 122, contact of relay 32 to the lower terminal of the receiver.

The operator having-noted the volume of sound in the receiver due to currents in the above circuit, repeater cut-out key 21 may now be restored, whereupon relays 50, 51 and 54 are deenergized and the repeater again connected into the talking circuit. The restoration of key 21 also connects-in the receiver shunt 16. The tone applied to the line, now passes over the normal contacts of relay 50 through the bridge ofcoil 42 including the primary of induction coil 46 and the left hand normal contact of relay 54. Amplifier 44 now amplifies the tone and impresses it upon winding 48, through Whichit is transmitted'into secondaries 40 and 41, one half of. the energy passing to the artificial line 37. and the other half passing over the normal contacts of relay 51 to the re ceiver of the testing circuit. The bridge including the primary of induction coil 47 being connected to points of equal potential in the secondary windings, 40 and 41 is not affected by the amplified current. An amplified tone is now heard in the receiver, and by adjusting the wipers 19 and 20 of the receiver shunt until the same tone is pro- 4 duced in the receiver with key 21 operated 130 through amplifier 44 may as when normal, the gain in transmission be determined from the setting of thereceiver shunt. In

a similar manner, by throwing tone key 14 to the right the tone may be applied through amplifier 45 and the galn due to this ampli- 'fier determined. If desired an idle"twin plug may be inserted injackv J thereby disconnecting the'tone source, and substituting instead a talking set by which the test may be made.

A -139'will be closed from ground over contact 136 of'fthe ringing key, contact 137 of jack J of the testing trunk 58 for the cord circuit repeater, through the sleeve contacts of the jack J and the open circuit plug P,

to terminal 138 from which point the circuit continues in parallel through the lower winding of relay 122 to battery, through the winding of relay 8 to battery and over-the contact of relay 33 in parallel through the I I winding of relay 139 to battery, and through the normal contact and winding of relay 31 to battery. Relay- 31 looks itself over the circuit previously traced to terminal 138 and thence over its upper front contact and through its winding tobattery. At its lower contact 'it closes a circuit from ground, through the primary of induction coil 30, and winding of buzzer 27 to a source of.16

cycle ringing current. The buzzer vibrates its armature and periodically short-circuits resistance 29 at a frequency suchthat 133.

cycle alternations are impressed upon circuit 25, and over the normal contacts of relay 23, through alternate contacts 140 and 141 of key 24, through artificial line 1, the plug and jack contacts of the line conductors, and over the normal contact of relay to the bridgeincluding ringing relay 55.

At the same time that relay 31 initiated I the operations just described, relay 139 opened the circuit of lamp 34 at its lower contact, and relay 122 connected the right hand talking conductors of the testing apparatus to the normal contacts of relay 32, while the relay 8 in pulling up its armature,

disconnected the bridges including resist-- ances3 and 4 from net-works 1 and2 the transmission efficiency of the circuits through the net-works being thereby increased. The purpose of this change is to produce a transmission circuit for 133 cycle ringing of greater impedance than the .circuit over which ringing normally takes place so that if the high impedance bridge through ringing relay 55 or 56, as the case may be, re-

ceives a proper amount of current to actuate said relay, this relay will operate properly when normal. ringing takes place.

As soon as 133 cycle ringing current is impressed upon relay 55 from the source 26,

said relay pulls up its armature and thereby opens the circuit of relay 142 which releases its armature and closes a circuit from ground through the winding'of relay 144, lower contact of relay 142, winding of relay 51, and winding of relay 54 to battery. Relays 144, 51 and 54 are energized, the latter opening the circuits from the mid-points of windings 39 and 41. to the primaries of induction coils 46 and 47 and'short-circuiting said primaries to prevent the ringing current from being amplified while relay 51 disconnects the line conductors leading to sleeve springs 117 and 118 of jack J from the repeater and connects conductors 52 and 53 thereto. Relay 144 at its right handcontact closes the circuit of relay 145, which in turn closes a circuit from ground, contact of relay 145, primary of transformer 146, winding of buzzer 147 to a source of 16 cycle ringing current, whereupon. the buzzer is ex cited and applies 133 cycle ringing current through transformer 146. Relay 144 over its left hand contact closes a circuit for re lay 148 which connects the source of 133 cycle current57 to the conductors 52 and 53. 7 When relay 144 was energized it also closed a circuit over its left hand contact, sleeve contacts" of jack J and plug P winding of relay 32'to battery, energizing said relay which connects the ringing-relay 33 to the conductors leading to the talking conductors of Fig. 2 of the testing circuit. Ringing current fromsource 57 now flows over the contactsof relay 148 to conductors 52 and 53, and thence over the front contacts of relay 51, sleeve contacts of jack J,

and plug P net-Work 2, contacts 127 and 137 of ringing key 24, contacts- 126 and 135' of tone key 14, front contacts of relay 122,

and front contacts of relay 32 to ringing re-- lay 33, which responds and opens at its armature contact, the circuit previously traced for relay 139. Relay 139 upon deenergizing closes a, circuit for lamp 34 from grounded battery, lamp 34, sleeve contacts of jack J and plug P over front left hand contact of relay 144 to ground. Lamp 34 therefore glows indicating that the ringing apparatus of the repeater has functioned properly. It should be noted that the circuit for lamp 34 and relay 32 is traced'through the left hand contact of relay-144 of the through line re-' peater. As the latter relay cannot operate unless the ringing relay 55 or 56, as'the case may be, has responded, a positive assurance is given that the ringing apparatus of the repeater is functioning properly, and there is no possibility of a false signal of the lamp 34, as might result if its circuit were local to the testing apparatus, and the ringing current from source 26 ap'pliedtto the repeater were amplified and repeated'through jack J 2 and plug P to the relay 33. v

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impressedupon windings 69 and'70 divide glow, thereby indicating that the ringing. equally between the artificial line 61 and the apparatus at the left hand end of the cord line conductors extending over the front con circuit is functioning properly.

tacts of. relay 65, the bridge through the pri By throwing ringing key .24 to the right, I mary of induction coil 7, 5 being connected to 16 cycle current will be applied over the 70 neutral pointsfwith respect to said amplified right hand talking circuits to ringing relay waves, so thatinduction coil 7 5 is unalfected 83, which opens the circuit of relay 84 and by such waves. The amplified wavesvapcauses lamp 87 to glow, thereby indicating v pliedto the line over the front contacts ofthat the ringing apparatus is in proper 10 relay flow over plug contacts 94 and 95, working condition for ringing from the opl and jack contacts-153 and 154 over the talkposite end of the cord circuit.

ing circuit previously traced through the It will thus be seen that acomparatively testing apparatus-to thereceiver circuit 15. simple and effective testing .apparatus has The amplified tone no'w heard in the receiver been devised, whereby the several difierent 15 may be reduced by varying the setting of the types of repeater circuits may be tested,

receiver-shunt 16 until the same .tone is both as to transmission for "talking purheard in the receiver as was heard with the poses, and as to ringing, and while the aprepeater disconnected. The amplification paratus as illustrated and described is 'parof the repeater for transmission in this diticularly designed for use with certain types 2 rection may now be determined for the setof circuits, and for use with ringing curting of the receiver. In a similar manner rents of a definite character,,it will be unby throwing key 14 to the right the amplifiderstood that the 7 same, may be varied for cation in the opposite direction through amuse with ringing current of any character, I plifier 73.- may'jbetested, I and may be varied for use with a great 25,..;.",

Zestmg apparta'tvuls t 00rd changes and 'modifications. of the arrange- I I q I x ment may be made within the-scope of the If it is desired to test the ringing apparaappended claims, without departing [from tus of the cord circuit repeater, key 24 may the spirit of the invention. H 3 be'thrown to the left whereupon a circuit is What i claimed'isz closed fromground over contact 136 of key a 1. A test circuit, a-sourceof current vari- '24, contact 162 of jack J 5 closed when plug ations therefor, means to amplify current P, was inserted, to terminal 163, from variations impressed onsaid circuit, means fwhence the circuit continues in parallel independent of said amplifying means to 35 through the. winding of relay 23 to battery vary the transmission eflicien'cy of said cirand winding of relay? to battery. Relay 7 wit, and means to imultaneously disconoperates to disconnect the bridges including nect said amplifying. means and said transresistances 3 and 4 from net-works 1 and 2, mission varyingmeans from said circuit.

and substitute bridges of higher impedance 2. A test'circnit, a source of current varivariety of circuits. In short-v various 40 through-resistances 5 and 6. "The object of ations therefor, a repeater associated with 1.05

this change is to produce a transmission cir- -said circuit for amplifying current variacuit for 16 cycle ringing currentof greater tions impressed thereon, means independent I impedance than the circuit .overwhic ringof said repeater to varythe transmission ing normally takes place so that ifthe high efiiciency of said circuit, and -means to I 45 impedance I bridge -;through ringing relays simultaneously disconnect said repeater and 82 or 83, as the case may be, receives a-proper. said transmission-varying means from said amount of current-to-actuate said relay, this circuit? I l j" I relay will operate 1 properly .when normal 3. "'A test circuit, a source of current varivringingatake place. I I I ations therefor,meansf to amplifycurrent 50 The energlzation oi relay 23 causes 16 variations impressed on said e1rcuit,means115 1 cycle ringing? currentfto be applied over to vary the transmissionefliciency of said conductors 22, front contacts of relay 23, circuit comprising; a'net-w'ork havingvari contacts 140 and '141 of key 24, net-work 1, ablefcharacteristics, meansm s multatip contacts 109 and 110, tip springs 151 neou sly disconnectisaidampfifying'means I" 55 and 152, sp n'gs 149 and150 of'jack J con-l, andsai'd' transmim'iQ ifvarying"means from tacts'88 and 89 of plug P to the winding said circuit. I 5 I l of ringing relay. -82, which pulls up its 4.- ,A'test circuit, asource'ofcurrent variarmature during the application of .the' ations therefor, indicating fmeans forsaid ringing current, therebygopening the circuit circuit, means to. amplify-current variations 5-010: relay 84 which'deenergiz'es and at its impressed ,upon said circuit, means, indeback contact closes a .circuit through relay pendent of said 'amplifyin'g'means to vary I 85.f'Relay 85; now causes the: same circuit the transmissionv efliciency' of saidfcircuit, changes as already described. under the means whereby said amplifying'means' and .headm'g .{-Operation of-cord circuit"resaid transmission varying means maywbe 66' peaterflwherebythe lamp 87 is caused to simultaneously connected in or disconnected to be tested, an amplifying meansass0ci-' ated with said circuit, means associated with said circuit for connecting and disconnecting said amplifying means, a testing apparatus and means associated with said testing apparatus for governing said connecting and disconnecting means.

6. A testing system comprising a circuit to be tested, said circuit including line terminals, an amplifying means, an auxiliary current path, means operative to interconnect the line terminals either through said amplifying means or said auxiliary path, a testing apparatus and means associated therewith and operative when said apparatus is connected to said circuit to control said interconnecting means.

7. A testing system comprising a transmission circuit, said circuit including an apparatus to be tested and line conductors,

*said line conductors being interconnected through said apparatus to be tested, an auxiliary'path, a testing apparatus, and means, operating upon the connectionof said testing' apparatus to said apparatus to be tested, to disconnect the latter from said line conductors and interconnect the line conductors through said auxiliary path.

8. A testing system comprising a plurality of circuits to be tested, each of said circuits including line conductors, an amplifying means and an auxiliary path, said line conductors of certain of said circuits being normally interconnected through said amplifying means, and said line conductors of other of said circuits being normally interconnected through said auxiliary path, a testing apparatus, means for connecting said testing apparatus with any one of said circuits, said connecting means, operative upon the connection of said testing apparatus to. a circuit normally interconnected through an auxiliary path to interconnect the same through said amplifying means,

/ and means associated with said testing apparatus, operative when said testing apparatus is associated with a circuit to be tested of either type, to disconnect the amplifier, and interconnect the circuit through the auxiliary path.

9. A testing system comprising a plurality of circuits tobe tested, certain of said circuits having associated therewith apparatus responsive to current of one, characteristic, other of said circuits having apparatus associated therewith responsive to current of another characteristic, a testing apparatus having current sources of different char acteristics, and means operative upon the connection of the testing apparatus to one of said circuits to select a current source of such characteristic as will cause the apparatus of that circuit to respond.

10.. A testing system comprising a plurality of circuits to be tested, apparatus individual to said circuits, the apparatus for different circuits being responsive to current of different characteristics, testing apparatus having current sources of different characteristics, and means operative upon the association of the testing apparatus with one of said circuits to select the current source to which the apparatus of that circuit is responsive.

11. Atesting system comprising a'plurality of circuits to be tested, signaling apparatus for each of said circuits, the signaling apparatus of different circuits being {re sponsive to currents of different characteristics, testing apparatus having current sources of different characteristics, and means operative upon the association of said testing apparatus with one of said circuits to select the current source to which the signaling apparatus of that circuit is responsive.

12. A testing system comprising a plurality of circuits to be tested, ringing apparatus for each of said circuits, the ringing apparatus of different circuits being responsive to currents of different frequencies, testing apparatus havingcurrent sources of different frequencies associated therewith, and means operative upon the association of said testing apparatus with one of said circuits to select a current source of the frequency to which the ringing apparatus of that circuit is responsive.

13. A testing system comprising a circuit, said circuit including line terminals interconnected through an apparatus to be tested, means associated with said apparatus responsive to current coming in over one ter.- minal to control the application of current to another terminal, a testing apparatus including a source of current and current responsive means, and means to associate said source of current with said first terminal, and said current responsive means to said second terminal. I

14. In a testing system, a circuit to be tested, means" associated with said circuit and responsive to'incoming current to con- .trol the application of'outgoing current to said circuit, a testing apparatus compris ng a source of current and a current responsive means, whereby upon the'association of said testing apparatus with said circuit to be tested the current responsive means will be actuated by said current applying means.

15. In a testing system, a circuit to be tested, a relay responsive to ringing current ringing current to said circuit, a testing apparatus comprising a source of ringlng cur,- rent, and lndicatlng means responsive to outgoing ringing current from a tested circuit,

and meansfor associating said testing apparatus with said circuit whereby upon the response ofsaid relay to current from said source said indicating means will be operated.

16. In a testing system, a circuit to be tested, controlling means associated with said circuit and operative in response to incoming ringing current to apply outgoing ringing current to said circuit,.a testing apparatus comprising a. source of ringing current vand indicating means responsive to outgoing ringing current from a tested circuit, said indicating means having a circuit directly controlled by said controlling means of the tested circuit when the testing'app'aratus is- .associated therewith, and means for associating said testing apparatus, with said circuit to be tested, whereby, upon the response of said controlling means to current from said source, the outgoing ringing current applied to said tested circuit by-the'controlling means will operate said indicating means if the circuit of the indicating means is closed.

. 17. A testingsystem comprising a circuit,

tobe tested, a controlling meansassociated with said circuit, said controlling means heing responisive to incoming ringing current applied-to said circuit and to intermittent ing ringing current applied to said circuit currents, a testing. apparatus comprising a source of ringing current,' and. means to apply current from said source to the circuit to be tested to operate said controlling means.

18. A testing system comprising a telephone transmisslon circuit. to be tested, a'

h1gh impedance relay bridged across'said circult', said relay being sensitive to incomand also sensitive to intermittent signaling currents applied to said circuit, a slow acting relay energ zed when said first mentioned relay is deenergized, indicating means controlled thereby, a testing apparatus comprising a source of ringing current, and means to apply current from said source to said telephone circuit whereby the high impedance relay is continuously actuated, causing said slow acting, relay todeenergize and actua'te said indicating means. I

19. A testing system comprising a plurality of circuits to be 'tested,signaling apparatus for each circuit, the signaling fapr paratus of difi'erentcircuits sbeingj res' 011-,

sure to signaling currents of difiernt 'c aracteristics, a testing appa'ratu 'a plurality of sources of current of different characteristics'and a net-work to simulate the line with which a circuitto be tested is ordinarily used over which said currents may be applied to a circuit to be tested, said net-work being adjustable to vary the transmission with respect' to currents of different characteristics, and selective means operative upon the association of the testing apparatus with a circuit to be tested to'adjust said net-work in accordance with the transmission requirements of the signallng apparatus of that circuit.

20.".A testing system comprising a plu-. rality of circuitsto be tested, said circuits having different transmission requirements with respect to signaling currents, a testing apparatus comprising a variable net-work,

means to apply signaling current to a circuit -to be tested over said net-work when the S -Comprising testing apparatus is associated with a circuit to be tested, and selectivemeans opera;

tive upon the association of the testing aipparatus with a circuit to be tested to adj st the net-work in accordance with the transmission requirement of that circuit.

21. A testing system comprising a plu-' rality of circuits to be tested, testing apparatus therefor comprising a variable net-work, and selective means automatically operative to vary said net-Work when applied to dif- ,ferent circuits to be tested.-

22; A testing system comprising a plu-. rality of circuits to be tested, testing apparatus therefor including a net-work composed ofseries and shunt impedance, and 1 means to selectively vary the shunt impedance when said testing apparatus is associated with diflerent circuits to be tested.

23. A testing system comprising a re-' peater, a testing apparatus therefor including a net-work to simulate the type of line with which said repeater is ordinarily used,

and means operative upon the association of said testing apparatus with said repeater to associate a circuit with said repeater to balance said first mentioned net-work. s 24. A test circuit, a source of current va- ..riations therefor, indicating means for said circuit, means to amplify current variations .impressed. upon said: circuit, adjustable means I adapted tov reduce the transmission efliciencyof said circuit by an amount equal to the gain due to said amplifying means, means whereby said sourcemaybe applied to said indicating 'means over said test circuit directly, and means whereby said source may be applied to said indicating means over said circuit through. said amplifier, and

transmission reducing means whereby, when the same indication-is given under both conditions, the'adjustment of the transmission reducingv means-"will be a measure of' the grain due'gto the' amplifier.

2 5."A -te"sting.system, comprising a circuit 186 I to be tested, an amplifying means associated with said circuit, means associated with said "means, a testing apparatus and means associated with said testing apparatus for govq erning said controlling means.

26. A testing system, comprising a repeater circuit, ringing responsive means associated with said repeater circuit, a testing circuit including a source of ringing current and means to indicate to an operator applying said source to-said repeater circuit the response of said ringing responsive means. a

27. In a testing circuit, an amplifying re peater, a test circuit therefor, means to apply potential variations to said test circuit, and means to measure the transmission gain due to said repeater as compared with the transmission, independent of said repeater. 28. The method of testing a repeater which comprises applying electric impulses to an indicator, applying similar electric impulses to said repeater, applying the repeated impulses to said indicator, and vary ing the amplitude of saidrepeated impulses until substantially the same. response is obtained in said indicator as when said firstmentioned impulses are applied thereto.

' 29. The method of operating a testing system comprising branched paths in one of which is placed an amplifying repeater to be tested, which comprises transmitting electric impulses through each of said paths to an indicator, and varying the amplitude of transmission through one of said paths until substantially an equal response is obtained in said indicator from each of said, paths.

30. The method of operating a circuit for testing a repeater} which consists in applying current variations to said test circuit, transmitting the variations over said circuit with the repeater in circuit, adjusting the transmission efficiency of said circuit to neutralize the gain due to the repeater, and determining from the adjustment of the transmission efliciency the change in transmission introduced by the repeater.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 24 day of January 1917.

JOHN F. TOOMEY.

Witnesses ALFRED KAUFMANN, EDMUND SCHILI. 

